Luke Maglich and Ranger Suarez earned top honors with the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2016

PBI Staff

09/07/2016

The year-end honors continue to roll-in and Luke Maglich and Ranger Suarez were celebrated by the Williamsport Crosscutters. The 'cutters missed the playoffs, but Maglich and Suarez both had big seasons for the club.

The Williamsport Crosscutters presented their annual end-of-season awards prior to the final game of the 2016 season on September 5 at BB&T Ballpark.

In an award voted on by the Cutters players and coaches, outfielder Luke Maglich was named the 2016 Williamsport Crosscutters Most Valuable Player.

Maglich was the 36th round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2016 draft out of the University of South Florida, and finished the season with a .261 average with one home run and 18 RBI. He was second on the team in on-base percentage (.355) and led the team with 20 walks.

The Rankin Johnson Pitcher of the Year Award, also voted by fellow players and coaches, went to Cutters left-hander Ranger Suarez, who led the team with six wins, and his 2.81 ERA led Cutters starters, as did is two complete games. Suarez threw a no-hitter July 26th at BB&T Ballpark and was named to the NYPL All-Star team.

Other award winners were:

Crosscutters Booster Club Most Popular Player Award – First baseman Darick Hall